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Aberdeenshire

2026/27 view

Aberdeenshire · ONS S12000034

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population and community profile

Latest official statistics
Population 265,080 2024
Five-year population change
+3,180 residents ↑ 1.2%
2019: 261,900 residents2020: 261,510 residents2021: 263,140 residents2022: 263,750 residents2023: 264,610 residents2024: 265,080 residents
Aberdeenshire +1.2%
Scotland +2.5%
Growth context

Aberdeenshire's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.3 percentage points below Scotland.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile